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Post by grayn on May 10, 2024 5:24:18 GMT
Sweet voice too.
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Post by grayn on May 6, 2024 11:23:44 GMT
I kinda love this.
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Post by grayn on May 5, 2024 7:12:59 GMT
Thanks guys. Yeah delb0y, I have always fancied a Baja and it was nice to find one in a shop, to play and compare. Wear wise, it's slightly odd, as the bridge tray and pickup look well used, as does the scratchplate, yet the rest of the guitar looks close to new. My guess is it got played a fair bit but only over a shortish period and in the home.
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Post by grayn on May 4, 2024 16:36:02 GMT
I went over to Reidy's in Blackburn today, to try out some Teles. I played 5, in the end. 3 Fenders and 2 by Vintage. One thing I noticed, was that 4 of the 5 had far too low action. The 2 Vintage Teles were a preowned V52 in Butterscotch and a V58 Jerry Donahue in Ash Blonde. Both were very low priced and great guitars for the money. The Donahue model's pickups seemed very low output, compared to the other Teles but I was impressed by both of the Vintages and for next to no cash. The Fenders included a Vintera II 60s Tele Rw Fiesta Red. I really liked the pickups on this one and it had a nice look and feel to it. The priciest Tele I played, was an American Professional II Tele Black MN. Again, a very nice guitar, with all the right spec, sound and feel. But to my mind, not worth all the extra cash. I actually ended up going for a preowned (2015) Classic Player Baja Tele, in Blonde. Classic being the right name, with it's semi translucent blonde body and black scratchplate. I took to it straight away. The Twisted Tele single-coil neck pickup and Vintage-Style Tele single-coil bridge pickup, both Custom Shop designed, sounded really nice. Full and throaty, with all the single-coil twang you would need. The extra switching options, giving you in and out of phase, as well as parallel/series choices, just came as icing on the cake. All I have to do is change the strings, from 9s to 10s and that'll be all I need. Plugged into my Blues Junior, with some reverb, it all sounds so nice. I might consider adding some compression and very subtle chorus to the set up but I'm keen to keep things simple.
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Post by grayn on Apr 29, 2024 6:44:20 GMT
Blimey, what a headstock! I'm guessing he is basing his improv, very loosely, on medieval troubadour melodies. Never seen that instrument before, cheers for posting.
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Post by grayn on Apr 15, 2024 18:01:54 GMT
Nick Drake David sylvian Anthony Hopkins Peter Cushing
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Post by grayn on Apr 11, 2024 19:00:48 GMT
Is this the beastie? It has a cool retro style.
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Post by grayn on Apr 9, 2024 8:21:01 GMT
IMO, they are plug ugly, wouldn't sit on your knee well and despite all the "evidence", it still sounded cheap.
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Post by grayn on Mar 29, 2024 16:18:46 GMT
Not my cup of tea, that. I remember some music snob, many years ago, telling me that Phillip Picket was considered more authentic, as he was a trained musician, whereas David Munrow was more of a skilled amateur. So I bought a lot of his stuff and found it lacking, mostly. Fortunately there are some amazing recordings out there. I found a French group, forgot the name, who had an fantastic sound. I'll have to dig out that CD. Here's a re-imagining of a Salterello, by Dead Can Dance.
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Post by grayn on Mar 29, 2024 6:48:33 GMT
Nice one. I always love the haunting quality of a lot of early music. I still remember discovering early and renaissance music, back in my mid teens (1970s), in the shape of David Munrow and the Early Music Consort of London and The Jaye Consort. So much more available these days.
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Post by grayn on Mar 17, 2024 14:40:09 GMT
Mr Cockney Rebel has died. Rather sad. I enjoyed his 70s hits and the sense of humour in a lot of his lyrics. My favourite line of his, from Mr Soft being, "Don't you know, life gets tedious enough without this extra grudge to bear". Quality.
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Post by grayn on Mar 13, 2024 17:38:13 GMT
Have a Teletastic time. Old or not, a NGD still lifts the spirits.
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Post by grayn on Mar 8, 2024 14:54:50 GMT
The Unthanks:
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Post by grayn on Mar 7, 2024 7:33:48 GMT
Try: darrelhigham.com/It contains his book. Darrel is IMO, the best rockabilly guitarist around. Good luck, I love rockabilly and vintage RnR.
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Post by grayn on Mar 6, 2024 7:16:19 GMT
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